WEBVTT TERRI?TERRI: SEVERAL CITY SOURCES TOLDME MONTHS AGO THAT THE DEPUTYCITY MANAGER HAD QUIT BECAUSETHERE WAS AN ONGOINGINVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGEDSEXUAL HARASSMENT, BUT WHEN IMADE A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST TOSEE HIS SEVERANCE AGREEMENT, ORANY DOCUMENTS, THE CITY SAIDTHEY WEREN'T AVAILABLE.NOW THE WOMAN FILING THISLAWSUIT IS REVEALING WHAT SHECLAIMS HAPPENED AND WHY IT MIGHTHAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FIRINGOF THE NEW CITY MANAGER.FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORBRYNT JOHNSON AND FORMER ACTINGCITY MANAGER DANNY JONES BOTHQUIETLY RESIGNED, BUT NOW ACIVIL LAWSUIT REVEALS SCALDINGACCUSATIONS OF WHAT MIGHT HAVEPROMPTED THEM TO LEAVE.LONGTIME PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEEKIMBERLY SCOTT ALLEGES YEARS OFSEXUAL-HARASSMENT BY COWORKERSAND HER BOSS, BRYNT JOHNSON,SAYING HE REPEATEDLY ASSAULTEDHER, AND WHEN SHE RESISTED,RETALIATED BY DEMOTING HER ANDWRITING HER UP FOR MINOR JOBERRORS.SCOTT ALLEGED THAT IN 2015,ACTING CITY MANAGER DANNY JONESEXPOSED HIMSELF TO HER IN APARKING LOT.JONES GRABBED HER BY THE NECKAND TRIED TO FORCE HER INTO ASEXUAL ACT BY BENDING HER OVER.SCOTT SAYS WHEN SHE COMPLAINEDTO HUMAN RESOURCES, THE MALEACTING DIRECTOR DIDN'T TAKE HERSERIOUSLY, ASKING DEGRADING ANDDISGRACEFUL QUESTIONS SUCH ASASKING HER TO DESCRIBE HOW SHEATE A BANANA.WHEN THE CITY HIRED JONATHANEVANS AS THE NEW CITY MANAGER IN2017, SCOTT SAYS EVANS LAUNCHEDAN OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION.BUT THE LAWSUIT SAYS A WEEKLATER, THE CITY COUNCIL MADE ASURPRISE 3-2 VOTE TO FIRE EVANS,WITHOUT SAYING WHY.IN THE LAWSUIT, KIMBERLY SCOTTCLAIMS SHE TOLD COUNCILMEMBERLYNN HUBBARD EVANS WASINVESTIGATING, AND EVANS SAIDHE'S GOING TO BANKRUPT THISCITY.ONE WEEK LATER, EVANS VOTED WITHTWO OTHERS TO FIRE EVANS.WITH NO EXPLANATION.

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City worker files sexual harassment lawsuit against city, former managers

A longtime city employee alleging years of sexual harassment by various managers, including the then acting city manager, has filed a lawsuit against the city and two of her former supervisors. Kimbley Scott alleges in her lawsuit that her boss, former Director of Public Works Brynt Davis, repeatedly made unwelcome sexual advances and assaulted her on the job, and when she resisted, retaliated by demoting her from a new promotion, and repeatedly writing her up for inconsequential and minor job errors.+Download WPBF 25 News App: Apple IOS | AndroidScott alleges that former deputy city manager Danny Jones also assaulted her. In 2015, when Jones was working as acting city manager, Scott said Jones approached her in a parking lot after a work party, exposed himself and tried to force her into a sexual act by grabbing her around the neck and bending her over.In the lawsuit, Scott said complaints to Human Resources, an attorney and other supervisors went nowhere.In 2017, the city hired Jonathan Evans to be the new city manager, and Scott said she thought he would actually listen to her complaints, and so told him what she claimed had been happening.Evans hired an outside labor attorney to investigate.According to several sources in city government, Jones, who had been on paid leave, accepted a quietly negotiated severance agreement.+Like Terri on Facebook | Follow Terri on TwitterA public records request made in 2017 for documentation of Jones’ severance agreement came back with the reply that no such documents were available.The city council voted suddenly 3-2 to fire city manager Evans shortly after he launched the investigation into Jones and Johnson, and refused to offer a reason.In December, Johnson also resigned.Evans has hired an attorney and is in the process of suing the city for his termination, which was widely decried by the community.

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. —

A longtime city employee alleging years of sexual harassment by various managers, including the then acting city manager, has filed a lawsuit against the city and two of her former supervisors.

Kimbley Scott alleges in her lawsuit that her boss, former Director of Public Works Brynt Davis, repeatedly made unwelcome sexual advances and assaulted her on the job, and when she resisted, retaliated by demoting her from a new promotion, and repeatedly writing her up for inconsequential and minor job errors.

Scott alleges that former deputy city manager Danny Jones also assaulted her.

In 2015, when Jones was working as acting city manager, Scott said Jones approached her in a parking lot after a work party, exposed himself and tried to force her into a sexual act by grabbing her around the neck and bending her over.

In the lawsuit, Scott said complaints to Human Resources, an attorney and other supervisors went nowhere.

In 2017, the city hired Jonathan Evans to be the new city manager, and Scott said she thought he would actually listen to her complaints, and so told him what she claimed had been happening.

Evans hired an outside labor attorney to investigate.

According to several sources in city government, Jones, who had been on paid leave, accepted a quietly negotiated severance agreement.